Converging Evidence Suggests Nonsexual HIV Transmission among Adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 290-291

  Brewer, Devon D ^a   Potterat, John J ^b   Muth, Stephen Q ^c   Brody, Stuart ^a  

^a Interdisciplinary Scientific Research   (United States)

^b Quintus ential Solutions ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CIRCUMCISION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CAUSALITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33847233321     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.11.002     Document Type: Letter

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